After a Change.org petitiondemanding that Katy Perry‘s opulent video for the single “Dark Horse” be removed from YouTube due to scene depicting an Allah symbol being burned garnered more than 65,000 signatures, the offending image has quietly been erased.

“Guys I’m thrilled to let you all know the name of Allah has been removed from the ‘Dark Horse’ video,” posted petition organizer Shazad Iqbal on Change.org today (Feb. 27) regarding the symbol, which represents the Arabic word for God. “We couldn’t have done it without everyone’s support so I thank each and every one of you deeply, our voices have been heard!”

After the rise of cat cafe’s across the world in places like South Korea or Tokyo, now everyone has cat scratch fever. If it’s up to Los Angeles local, Carlos Wong, closet-case cat ladies around Southern California will have a place to come pet some pussies while having a drink, a pastry, or some delicious boba.

According to Wong’s Kickstarter campaign (which is looking for $350,000), Catfe not only has approval by the Los Angeles Health Department, they’re set on working with local shelters and making sure the cats have five-star treatment.

Why not? San Francisco is already planning one called KitTea.

Check out Wong’s Kickstarter campaign video below and if you feel like giving a dollar or two to be able to circumvent traffic with some stress-free cuddling, go to the page.

A few months before I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around to welcome me into the world a few months later.

As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind, he had a special niche. My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me the word of God, and Dad taught me to obey it. But the stranger.. He was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with adventures, mysteries and comedies.

If I wanted to know anything about politics, history or science, he always knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed able to predict…